Vasco DA Gama vs Cruzeiro

2 - 0

🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 22:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio São Januário 🧑‍⚖️ Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Vasco DA Gama 14 · Cruzeiro 3

Referee Stats

Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima

26 matches · 5.19 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.19
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	69%
Home wins	58%
Draws	27%
Away wins	15%

How the match was won

Cruzeiro outshot their opponent (12-21).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Vasco DA Gama (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 26

Avg: 1.63 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cruzeiro (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-9-4

Goals For / Against

20 / 17

Avg: 1.05 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

1.42

1.63

1.05

1.37

0.89

47%

O2.5

26%

53%

BTTS

32%

47%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Vasco DA Gama rank14th

Cruzeiro rank3rd

Vasco DA Gama points45

Cruzeiro points70

Vasco DA Gama: #14 · 45 pts · GD -5

31 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cruzeiro: #3 · 70 pts · GD +24

6 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Vasco DA Gama last 5 home

L W L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals8-8

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cruzeiro last 5 away

L D D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals5-7

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Vasco DA Gama trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS32%

BTTS + O2.511%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Vasco DA Gama score at home68%

Vasco DA Gama clean sheet at home21%

Cruzeiro score away58%

Cruzeiro clean sheet away47%

First-goal patterns

Vasco DA Gama score first47%

Vasco DA Gama win after scoring first67%

Cruzeiro score first32%

Cruzeiro win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vasco DA Gama 33% · Cruzeiro 56%

Avg first goal minute: Vasco DA Gama 18.8' · Cruzeiro 30.5'

Vs league average

Vasco DA Gama score at home1.63 vs 1.53

Vasco DA Gama concede at home1.37 vs 1.00

Cruzeiro score away1.05 vs 1.00

Cruzeiro concede away0.89 vs 1.53

Vasco DA Gama score 7% above league average, while Cruzeiro score 6% above league average.

Defensive side: Vasco DA Gama are 37% above league average at home, and Cruzeiro are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Vasco DA Gama goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

0-15 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

Cruzeiro goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

369

396

Passes Accurate

291

315

Passes %

79%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Rayan

Normal Goal · Assist: Paulo Henrique

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Wanderson

1st substitution · For: K. Arroyo

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Nuno Moreira

1st substitution · For: A. Gómez

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ P. Vegetti

2nd substitution · For: David

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Christian

2nd substitution · For: Matheus Henrique

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Paulo Henrique

Normal Goal

63'

63' Kaiki

66'

66' Cauan Barros

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Romero

3rd substitution · For: Marquinhos

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Philippe Coutinho

3rd substitution · For: Matheus França

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Jonathan

4th substitution · For: João Marcelo

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Kaiki

5th substitution · For: Y. Bolasie

90+2'

90+2' C. Cuesta

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ C. Cuesta

4th substitution · For: Lucas Oliveira

Vasco DA Gama vs Cruzeiro 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Vasco DA Gama beat Cruzeiro 2-0 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima. It was played at Estádio São Januário.

First half: Vasco DA Gama took an early lead at 8' when Rayan scored, with the assist credited to Paulo Henrique, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Cruzeiro made their 1st substitution at 46', with Wanderson replacing K. Arroyo. Vasco DA Gama made their 1st substitution at 57', with Nuno Moreira replacing A. Gómez. Vasco DA Gama made their 2nd substitution at 57', with P. Vegetti replacing David. Cruzeiro made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Christian replacing Matheus Henrique. Vasco DA Gama extended the lead at 61' when Paulo Henrique scored, making the score 2-0. Kaiki received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 63'. Cauan Barros received a yellow card for Vasco DA Gama at 66'. Cruzeiro made their 3rd substitution at 68', with L. Romero replacing Marquinhos. Vasco DA Gama made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Philippe Coutinho replacing Matheus França. Cruzeiro made their 4th substitution at 81', with Jonathan replacing João Marcelo. Cruzeiro made their 5th substitution at 81', with Kaiki replacing Y. Bolasie. C. Cuesta received a yellow card for Vasco DA Gama at 90+2'. Vasco DA Gama made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with C. Cuesta replacing Lucas Oliveira.

Vasco DA Gama used 4 substitutions while Cruzeiro used 5 substitutions. Vasco DA Gama got 2 yellow cards, while Cruzeiro got 1 yellow card.